rainy summer sundays

those lazy summer days

 

hazy with light rain

guiltlessly off the beach

 

 sprawled across a couch

falling deeper

into a good book

lunching

with the whole crew

around the family table

in the light of day

lobster 

laughter

and
full bellies

...

sunhats

waiting...

happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

OH shnikes!

i've been meaning and meaning and meaning

to get to this place

but

JUNE!

is here!

and half gone!

life has been busy, busy, busy

which, i suppose

is good-

these last two months-

filled with holidays celebrating parenthood

and warming tide pools filled with splashing babies

has left my heart heavier than i expected...

but, of course

there are the very happy things

that come with early summer, too...

dining al fresco

 

in our sweet backyard

rising with the sun

and finding such beauty

custom ellas

 

on their way to a colorado wedding

(and to be worn with cowboy boots! love!)

a surprise delivery

 

local, organic, summer berries

oh. my. yum.

and

the most happy thing of all-

the arrival of my people

those friends who really are family

whose summer migration north

makes every. little. thing.

feel

just

right.

Hallelujah.

soul resuscitation

ahhhhhhh...

this place

it's people

and spring

in bloom

...

a few days away

for a 

deep-down 

revive

sometimes

life's simplest pleasures-

sun

food

family

are just enough

...

happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

guilty pleasure

because sometimes

there is just no resisting their magical deliciousness

fabric

and the purr of my sewing machine

inspired
and it feels so good...

while sitting on the back steps

late one afternoon

my hearty succulents

finally got re-potted

this moment

snapped by my husband-

long after i'd fallen asleep 

cuddled up to the sweet smell 

of my favorite girl

and

let's be honest- it was a looong, dark winter

with looong, dark roots

which really-

was no good for anyone.

so, with a quick trip to NYC

the blond is back

and
spring

has me feeling

a little more

like

me

again.

happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

freshly baked cookies

a weekly necessity

for a hungry husband

(a kitchen sink version of granola-dark chocolate this week... YUM)

soft, sweet, silky knits

set for blocking

a fresh, peaceful corner

of our torn-apart home

ahhhhh...

snail mail

that says just the right thing

house guests

of the cutest kind

a time for cake

a quiet moment

on the first day of spring

calls for cake

...

and because

winter citrus

is my favorite thing 

about this much-too-long season

i bid adieu 

to the cold and grey

with the bright, juicy 

grapefruit

olive oil grapefruit cake

perfectly acceptable

as breakfast

right?

savored in the sunlight.

welcome, spring.

welcome...

snowed in, well-fed

admittedly

i was like a kid in a candy store

with the anticipation of the big storm that snowed us in last weekend

a friday off for my husband

made the whole thing even better

(i had house projects on the mind!)

we were well stocked and ready-

i hit the local farmer's market the week before and loaded up on winter root vegetables and fresh baked  breads

friday morning was spent at lowes and benjamin moore
(shockingly i was the only one in the home dec isles! ha...) 

we started the long weekend off right

grilled cheddar, butcher bacon, avocado + honey mustard
on great harvest's high 5 fiber (now at our farmer's market- yahoo!)

before getting down to business
i took a little "me" time
to knit and catch up with a friend

resulting in a super cozy
baby blizzard hat
for our newest next door neighbor
...
reid and i started painting at 8pm
with lights flickering
we watched the storm really pick up

by saturday morning
we woke to this

snow day bliss...

complete with a warm, stick-to-your bones breakfast

Cheddar scramble w/ roasted cherry tomatoes, sourdough avocado toast and (more!) butcher bacon

spent most of the day shoveling 

while I painted trim

stopping briefly 

for a bowl of

roasted root vegetable bisque

and then... 

back to the to-do list!

happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

surprise delivery

 

long after the flowers have stopped coming

winter citrus

because the bright, juicy burst of sweet + tart

reminds me that summer is just around the bend

skimming + sanding

 

it's not pretty

but it's progress...